His name is Felipe Rodríguez-Gentile and he is also known as Felipinho. The young man is 16 years old and is an under 18 footballer for Preston North End, a team from the English second division. In recent days he has become a rage in England due to his performances and the surprise is that he could represent the Argentine National Team.
Felipinho scored five goals in the match that Preston North End won 6-1 against Rotherham in the FA Youth Cup. The young man born in Brazil has an Argentine family and according to details from The Sun, he has a two-year scholarship to study and play in deepdale. In his last 10 games, he scored an impressive 18 goals.
Ryan Lowe, Preston’s main team coach, made it clear that his development is already being closely monitored and that he could move up through the ranks quickly: “People probably want him in the team; he will come and train with us in some session very soon, when he gets out of school! It’s crazy, right? He is a fantastic talent and we have to follow him closely, and we are, of course,” he assured.
“Again, we can’t get too carried away with him and we have to downplay him a bit, but he looks like an exciting prospect for us,” Lowe closed, wanting to play Felipinho carefully.
Felipinho and the interest of Manchester United and Liverpool
The scouting group of the biggest clubs in Europe always looks towards the youth teams of the promotion teams and this time there are great views on Felipinho.
The Sun and Mirror reported that Manchester United and Liverpool have already started making inquiries to see if they can sign him soon. There are even emissaries from Manchester City, Tottenham and Newcastle who go to see him to see his conditions up close and assure that they all left with the same impression of a footballer with a great future.
A nod to Argentina?
From an Argentine family, Felipe Rodríguez-Gentile has the possibility of playing for the albiceleste, which lately has been working hard to attract young people who were not born in Argentina, but who have families who were and many of whom left the country during the crisis of 2001.
The account of Twitter Sudananalytics is specialized in attracting young talents and they posted a post about some information about Felipinho. The funny thing is that on his Instagram account, the young man from Preston decided to respond in his story with the Argentine flag. Will they call you from the youth coaching staff? (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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